Which to use
“staut” and “stört” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #39,044
- “staut” frequency rank
- #3,778
- “stört” frequency rank
- 42822
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | staut | stört |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs stauen | 3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs stören |
Where the eye mixes staut and stört
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses staut with stört
A purely visual mix-up. staut ([ʃtaʊ̯t]) and stört ([ʃtøːɐ̯t]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 42822, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
staut is recorded at frequency rank #39,044, classified as averb, pronounced [ʃtaʊ̯t]. stört is at rank #3,778, tagged as averb, pronounced [ʃtøːɐ̯t].
Glosses for this pair are partially populated in our dataset, but the full side-by-side definitions above should still guide you to the right choice.
With a confusion score of 42822, this pair ranks #1,437,397 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of staut vs stört
Shared letters: st. Private to "staut": au. Private to "stört": rö.
"staut" · 5 letters · shape CCVVC · "stört" · 5 letters · shape CCVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
- staut ← satut · sstaut · statu · stautt · sttaut · stuat · tsaut
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "staut" and "stört" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "staut" or "stört"?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "staut" and "stört" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "staut" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "stört" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,437,397 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "staut" and "stört" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "staunte vs staut". Nearby pair
- Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes
Confusion rank #1,437,397 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.